| The Plunderer | |
|---|---|
_-_1.jpg) Film still with William Farnum | |
| Directed by | Edgar Lewis |
| Written by | Edgar Lewis Garfield Thompson |
| Based on | The Plunderer by Roy Norton |
| Starring | Roscoe Arbuckle Mabel Normand Ford Sterling |
| Cinematography | Frank Kugler |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corp. |
Release date |
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Running time | (5 reels) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Plunderer is a 1915 American film directed by Edgar Lewis based on a 1912 mining novel by Roy Norton.[1] The cast features William Farnum and Harry Spingler as honest miners and Claire Whitney as love interest Joan, daughter of a dishonest miner literally undermining their claim.[2]
Cast
[edit]- William Farnum as Bill Matthews
- Claire Whitney as Joan Presby
- Harry Spingler as Dick Townsend
- Elizabeth Eyre as Lily Meredith
- William J. Gross as Old Bells Park
- Riley Hatch as Bully Presby (credited as William Riley Hatch)
- George De Carlton as Dave Thompson
- Henry Armetta as Pedro
- Flavia Arcaro as Cook
Production
[edit]The Plunderer was filmed on location in Dahlonega, Georgia,[3] site of the 1829 Georgia Gold Rush.
References
[edit]- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Plunderer at silentera.com
- ^ Solomon, Aubrey (2014), The Fox Film Corporation, 1915–1935: A History and Filmography, McFarland ISBN 0786486104
- ^ "Gold Mining in Georgia". Film Fun (316). New York: Leslie-Judge Company. July 1915.
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